| Acute Keratoconus, secondary Keratotorus | |
| Aqueous diffuses into the corneal stroma through a rupture in Descemet's membrane and leads to an edema with bulging of the cornea. A perforating keratoplasty should be performed only after spontaneous regression of the edema and scarring. This avoids a large diameter transplant and loosening of the sutures. Spontaneous perforation is rare but may occur in a case of trisomy 21. | |
| Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany | |
| H18.6 | |
| Cornea -> Dystrophies, Hereditary Keratopathies, Bilateral -> Non-inflammatory Corneal Ektasias -> Keratoconus | |
| 6373 |
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